锁 suǒ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
锁定
suǒdìng
to lock onto; to fix; to determine
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 警方通过监控录像锁定了嫌疑人的行动路线。 Jǐngfāng tōngguò jiānkòng lùxiàng suǒdìng le xiányírén de xíngdòng lùxiàn. The police used surveillance footage to determine the suspect's route.
- 猎人用望远镜锁定了远处的那只鸟。 Lièrén yòng wàngyuǎnjìng suǒdìng le yuǎnchù de nà zhī niǎo. The hunter locked onto that bird far away with binoculars.
- 出发前最好先锁定机票的价格。 Chūfā qián zuìhǎo xiān suǒdìng jīpiào de jiàgé. Before departure, it's best to first lock in the ticket price.
Related words
- 锁 suǒ lock; to lock
- 封锁 fēngsuǒ to blockade; to seal off; to block
- 连锁 liánsuǒ chain; linked; chain reaction
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 定期 dìngqī regular; at regular times
- 否定 fǒudìng to negate; to reject
- 规定 guīdìng rule
- 决定 juédìng to decide; decision
- 确定 quèdìng to be sure; to decide
- 制定 zhìdìng to make; to draw up
- 定 dìng to decide; to book